Reni Santoni
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1939
- Died
- August 1, 2020
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Reni Santoni (April 21, 1939 – August 1, 2020) was an American film, television and voice actor. Santoni was born in New York City of French and Spanish descent. He began his career in off-Broadway theatre. His first significant film role was an uncredited appearance in the 1964 film The Pawnbroker, starring Rod Steiger, in which he played a junkie trying to sell a radio to the title character, using anti-Semitic slurs that have absolutely no effect. Santoni's first leading role was as the young actor in Carl Reiner's Enter Laughing. His other well-known film roles include Inspector "Chico" González in the 1971 classic Dirty Harry, as Ramon Herrera in the 1983 hit drama Bad Boys, and as detective Tony Gonzales in 1986 action film Cobra. Around that time, he also made guest appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, Hawaii Five-O, Hardcastle and McCormick, Hill Street Blues and Midnight Caller. In 1973, he was a junior partner on, "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law". (Santoni and "Owen Marshall" co-star Lee Majors were born the same week in April 1939). Santoni continued to work in film and television through to the 21st century. Some of his more memorable characterizations include "Poppie," the unhygienic restaurateur on TV's Seinfeld, and "Captain Carlos Rodríguez" in Carl Reiner's comedy film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reni Santoni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood 2008
as Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema 2008
as Self
Gang Warz 2004
as Father Luis
Dr. Dolittle 2 2001
as Rat #2 (voice)
28 Days 2000
as Daniel
Late Last Night 1999
as Drunk
Doctor Dolittle 1998
as Rat #1 (Voice)
Can't Hardly Wait 1998
as Cop
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer 1997
as Judge Thomas Agajanian
Private Parts 1997
as Vallesecca
The Late Shift 1996
as John Agoglia
The Brady Bunch Movie 1995
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Groundhog Day 1993
as State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
Only You 1992
as Rueben the Bartender
Cat Chaser 1989
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Package 1989
as Chicago Police Lieutenant
Rain Man 1988
as (voice)
Bright Lights, Big City 1988
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Pick-up Artist 1987
as Man in Train Station
Radioactive Dreams 1986
as 'Red' Hairstylist
Cobra 1986
as Sergeant Gonzales
Second Serve 1986
as Dr. Roberto Granato
No Greater Gift 1985
as Mario Santana
Summer Rental 1985
as Announcer (voice)
Brewster's Millions 1985
as Vin Rapelito
Bad Boys 1983
as Ramon Herrera
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
as Carlos Rodriguez
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way 1978
as Billy Joe
Tarzana 1978
Actor
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977
as Hobbs
Panic on the 5:22 1974
as Emil Linz
Indict and Convict 1974
as Mike Belano
Dirty Harry 1971
as Chico
Powderkeg 1971
as Ricardo Sandoval
The Student Nurses 1970
as Victor Charlie
Guns of the Magnificent Seven 1969
as Max
Anzio 1968
as Pvt. Movie
- A Great Big Thing
A Great Big Thing 1968
as Vinny Shea
Enter Laughing 1967
as David Kolowitz
The Pawnbroker 1965
as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
Strangers in the City 1962
as Scrounge
Credits from TMDB.